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Word: hittin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Albans, Queens, goes in for big plates of Ruthe's spaghetti, gets to bed most nights by 10 p.m. and is up by 6 a.m.: "In my house," he says, "you got to keep regular hours. The baby, Roy Jr., he's up by then and hittin' the bottle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Burt's Catcher | 5/16/1949 | See Source »

...block west of Ebbets Field, at the Left Field Bar & Grill, a grim conversation was in progress. One voice said: "Dixie Walker ain't hittin', huh?" A dime bounced on the bar and a voice replied: "He'll hit ... but whaddya get from Durocher? He ain't lookin' over the rookies. Who's gonna be on first? Third base's wide open. Only three positions sewed down. The jerk! Gimme a libation, Eddie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Lip | 4/14/1947 | See Source »

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